The Energon Pub

[decepticon legion]

Hi, once again, I need your help. Recently, I have downloaded the War Within comics series and I really enjoyed it, it even made me to like my WW Titanium much more. Can you give me some brief introduction to comics series available, which are a must, which aren't that great and so? You can omit anything from Beast era, I don't care about this continuity. Thanks a lot!

[God Magnus]

I'll just run down a quick list here.

Marvel
G1: 1-80
GI Joe and The Transformers: 1-4
The Transformers: Headmasters: 1-4
The Transformers: The Movie: 1-3
Transformers Universe: 1-4 (Profiles)
G2: 1-12

Dreamwave
G1 "Prime Directive": 1-6
G1 (II) "War and Peace": 1-6
G1 Ongoing: 0-10
Transformers/GI Joe: 1-6
Transformers/GI Joe "Divided Front": 1 (Incomplete)
The War Within: 1-6
The War Within II "The Dark Ages": 1-6
The War Within III "The Age of Wrath": 1-3 (Incomplete)
Micromasters: 1-4
More Than Meets The Eye: 1-8 (Profiles)
Armada: 1-18
Energon: 19-30 (Incomplete)
More Than Meets The Eye (Armada): 1-3 (Profiles)

IDW
Infiltration: 0-6
Stormbringer: 1-6
Escalation: 1-6
Devastation: 1-6
Spotlights: Shockwave; Nightbeat; Hot Rod; Sixshot; Ultra Magnus; Soundwave; Kup; Galvatron; Optimus Prime; Ramjet; Blaster; Arcee; Mirage; Grimlock
Megatron Origin: 1-4
Evolutions "Hearts of Steel": 1-4 (Alternate reality)

Marvel
New Avengers/Transformers: 1-4

This list is pretty much just off the top of my head. I left out IDW's movie stuff and reprints. I'm sure if I missed anything or messed up anywhere, somebody can help correct me.

[decepticon legion]

Oh, thanks! Could you give me some info on the IDW series? What are they about, are they good? And what are these spotlights about? I really enjoyed the rather dark atmosphere of War Within, so I'm looking for similar ones.

And, the Reign of Starscream and All Hail Megatron series, they are movie based?

[waaaaghlord]

Here's a guide and FAQ that I started writing a while ago.

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=13585

I havn't updated in a while so some of the info on the current crop of IDW titles is a little out of date and was based on what was known at the time. I still need to get around to working on the non G1 sections, but it sounds like you're mostly looking for G1 titles anyway.

To answer your specific questions above Reign of Starscream is a sequel to the live movie while All Hail Megatron is G1, set one year after the events of the forthcoming Revelations story arc.